Peru’s environmental agency is investigating the deaths of some 10,000 frogs whose bodies have been found in a river in the south of the country., reports BBC. A campaign group says pollution in the River Coata is to blame for…
Category: Int’l relations
Trump accusers telling lies – Melania
New York — Melania Trump says the women who have accused her husband of sexual assault are lying, insisting he is a “gentleman”, BBC reported. (AP/UNB) adds: Melania Trump on Monday dismissed her husband’s sexually aggressive language as “boy talk,”…
EC formation to be taken up in Brussels: EU envoy
Dhaka – The European Union will discuss the formation of new Election Commission in Bangladesh at the next Bangladesh-EU joint commission meeting in Brussels in December next as the tenure of the current EC expires in February next year. “We’ve…
Bosnia, Herzegovina opens consulate in city
Dhaka: Bosnia and Herzegovina formally opened its Consulate in Bangladesh on Monday. State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam inaugurated the Consulate at Baridhara. Foreign Ministry’s Maritime Affairs Unit Secretary Md Khurshed Alam was, among others, present. UNB News…
Human chain at edu institutions postponed
Dhaka: The human chain programme scheduled to be held on Tuesday in all educational institutions across the country protesting the recent violence against women was postponed. Besides, the awareness meeting which was scheduled to be held on October 20 in…
At least 9 dead after Brazilian prison mutiny
Police say at least nine people have been killed at a Brazilian penitentiary in a clash between rival gangs of inmates in the northern state of Roraima.The state’s justice secretary Uziel Castro says in a statement that seven bodies were…
Nigerian parents reunite with 21 girls freed by Boko Haram
Joy, jubilation and dancing erupted Sunday when a group of Nigerian parents were reunited with 21 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram 2 ½ years ago and freed in the first negotiated release organized by the government and the Islamic extremist…
Iraqi forces launch push to drive IS from Mosul
Khazer — Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by US-led coalition air and ground support, launched coordinated military operations early on Monday as the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State fighters got underway. Convoys…
PM returns home from Goa
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Monday morning after attending the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders’ Outreach Summit at Goa in India. A VVIP flight of Bangladesh Biman carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
China launches manned mission to experimental space station
Beijing (AP/UNB) – China launched a pair of astronauts into space Monday on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations by a full-bore facility six…
China poised for space station mission
China is to launch two men into orbit on Monday morning as it continues to develop its ability to explore space. The astronauts will take off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, Chinese officials said. The plan…
Hillary Clinton leads Trump by just 4 points
Donald Trump has lost little support since the first presidential debate, despite days of damaging news stories about his treatment of women, according to a new poll. Hillary Clinton leads Trump 47 percent to 43 percent among likely voters in…
‘Inequality main barrier to building peaceful society in SA’
Dhaka – Speakers at the 9th South Asia Economic Summit in the city on Sunday said inequality stands as the main barrier to building an inclusive, just and peaceful society in South Asia, UNB news agency reported. They mentioned structural…
Brics to speed global economic recovery, fight terrorism
The Associated Press Benaulm, India – The newly formed multilateral New Development Bank has been widely praised at this weekend’s BRICS summit, with leaders from the grouping hailing the bank’s achievements and its support for clean energy and sustainable development…
PM at Goa join BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit
Goa (India): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was accorded a red carpet reception when she arrived here on Sunday morning to join the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders’ Outreach Summit. The two-day summit kicked off in the Indian southwest state, Goa, on Saturday with…
‘Jamaat man’ killed in ‘gunfight’ in Chittagong
Dhaka – A Jamaat-e-Islami activist was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Chhonkhola village in Satkania upazila in Chittagong early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Bashar, 35, son of late Dudu Miah of the village and a follower…
Dhaka ‘formally joins’ Beijing ‘Road and Belt Initiative’
Dhaka – Bangladesh has formally joined Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ‘Road and Belt Initiative’, a drive which has already drawn the close attention of the world. During the just-concluded historic visit of Xi, Bangladesh and China signed a document of…
PM flies to Goa to join Brics-Bimstec Outreach Summit
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left for Goa on Sunday morning to attend the Brics-Bimstec Outreach Summit which the host country India considers as a ‘significant’ event, UNB news agency reported. The Prime Minister along with her entourage left…
24 killed in stampede ahead of Hindu ceremony in Lucknow
Lucknow (AP/UNB) — At least 24 people were killed and 20 others injured in a stampede Saturday that occurred as they were crossing a crowded bridge to reach the venue of a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India, police said.
Modi, Putin sign defence deals ahead of BRICS
Benaulim, India – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed multi-billion dollar energy and defence pacts on Saturday following talks aimed at reinvigorating ties between the traditional allies.
Nations agree on phase-out of super GHGs
Kigali – Representatives from almost 200 countries reached an agreement Saturday on the phase-out of potent greenhouse gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, a major step in curbing global warming, a Rwandan minister hosting the talks announced. “The amendment…
Merkel: ‘national effort’ to ensure rejected migrants leave
Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany needs to make a “national effort” to ensure that migrants who are refused asylum leave the country.Germany has seen a steep decline this year in the number of asylum-seekers arriving after 890,000 came last year.…
President Xi leaves for Goa ending historic Dhaka tour
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping left here for Goa, India on Saturday morning wrapping up his historic two-day state visit to Bangladesh.
CPJ chairman says Trump is threat to press freedom
New York – In an unprecedented step, the Committee to Protect Journalists today released a statement recognizing that a Donald Trump presidency would represent a threat to press freedom. In response to Trump’s threats and vilification of the media during…
Don’t censor media: CPJ urges Bangkok as newscasts blocked
New York–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Thailand’s military government to lift a blanket censorship order on television news broadcasters imposed in the wake of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death yesterday.
Campaign seeks to free Indian press from criminal defamation risk
An online campaign to decriminalize defamation in India is being led by a member of the country’s main opposition party. “Criminal defamation can lead to people being put in jail for something they have said publicly. This law needs to…
Israeli rights group urges UN to end Palestinian occupation
United Nations (AP/UNB) – An Israeli human rights group urged the U.N. Security Council on Friday to take decisive action now to end the country’s occupation of Palestinian territory. Hagai El-Ad, executive director of B’Tselem, told an informal council meeting…
Xi unveils over US$ 24bn investment in Bangladesh
Dhaka – Bangladesh and China on Friday signed loans and investment deals worth over US$ 24 billion with Chinese President Xi Jinping saying the Bangladesh-China relations are now at ‘new historical’ turning point and heading towards a ‘promising future’. The…
Militant attack kills 12 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
El-Arish (AP/UNB) — Suspected Islamic militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula attacked an army checkpoint on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding eight, according to security and medical officials. The officials said the attack took place about 80 kilometers (50 miles)…
International Day of the Girl Child and Bangladesh
Masum Billah With a view to addressing the challenges girls face and promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated every yea on 11 October globally. Education is essential for…